CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Musical work about a rope, perhaps (5) 4. Feeble man gets the most out of work (7) 8. Schoolmaster in the race dispute (7) 9. Lowest point in the drain, perhaps (5) 10. Destiny of the

bazaar, say? (4) 11. Points to dance once seen in cinemas (8) 13. High jump failure?

(4) 14. Sour pie (4) 16. Company returning vehicle to a man for boats (8) 17. Singer from

Carshalton (4) 20. Anger the northeastern girl (5) 21. The ogre Mr Stone

becomes (7) 22. Sound man who is

sincere (7) 23. Some heat for the

marines (5)

DOWN

1. Rusty, like a retired doctor? (3,2,8) 2. Demand to be precise (5) 3. The pain concealed by “8 Ac” (4) 4. Kill returning former Grand National winner (6) 5. Miles Ann ran as a football official (8) 6. Not the happiest of dads set out (7) 7. Roll a large map out to reveal a quadrilateral (13) 12. Study the island of sand and cement (8) 13. Tolerate an

ancestor, say (7) 15. Allow to do

something to hair (6) 18. Machine made up of French and English articles (5) 19. Dynasty returns - it

may have bite (4)